Hund Statues: Recent Discoveries between Gandhara and Kashmir
By: Henss, Michael
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Publisher: Mumbai Marg Publications 2019Edition: Vol.70(4), June.Description: 72-81p.Subject(s): ARCHITECTURE GENERAL (AR-GEN)Online resources: Click here
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MargSummary: A group of unique clay sculptures was discovered some 20 years ago in the Greater Kashmir region of ancient Gandhara, between the Indus and Swat valleys. The sculptures are believed to have been found at or near Hund, the ancient Hindu Shahi capital Udabhandapura. But according to other sources, they were found further northwest at Shabaz Garhi, Mardan district. These sculptures are of superb quality, reflect an iconographic syncretism of Hindu Brahmanical and Buddhist elements, and seem to be of a hitherto unseen style. This essay throws new light on these figures which have so far received little scholarly attention.
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A group of unique clay sculptures was discovered some 20 years ago in the Greater Kashmir region of ancient Gandhara, between the Indus and Swat valleys. The sculptures are believed to have been found at or near Hund, the ancient Hindu Shahi capital Udabhandapura. But according to other sources, they were found further northwest at Shabaz Garhi, Mardan district. These sculptures are of superb quality, reflect an iconographic syncretism of Hindu Brahmanical and Buddhist elements, and seem to be of a hitherto unseen style. This essay throws new light on these figures which have so far received little scholarly attention.
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